by Mia Botha | Sep 3, 2015 | Architecture, Design, furniture
Industrial is about proudly displaying the building materials that many try to conceal, such as pipes and ducts.It’s about adding a raw, unfinished look to the most thoughtfully designed home. Historically “Industrial” referred to the period from 1900 to...
by Mia Botha | Aug 23, 2015 | Design, furniture, interior design
I bet I made you sing the title out loud! Yellow, it’s the colour that conjures up images of sunshine and sand on a warm Summers day. Yellow even became a firm member of the universal neutral colour palette last year. For us, South Africans, yellow gold also holds a...
by Mia Botha | Aug 16, 2015 | Design, furniture, interior design, Uncategorized
As I type away at my slightly too low wooden chair at my trestle leg table, I’m thinking that today’s blog might just be the most envy-inducing one yet. Home offices have become the norm now that so many people create their careers at home. Whether you have a spare...
by Mia Botha | Aug 9, 2015 | furniture, interior design, Uncategorized
Metal is creeping into our homes, from wallpaper to flooring, appliances to furniture. Using metal is hardly new. (I am now going to bore you with a short history lesson, bear with me, it’s interesting). Medieval nobility used wrought iron in their homes long...
by Mia Botha | Jul 31, 2015 | Design, furniture, interior design
I wish that I could be like the Cool kids So what can you do to make your house hip? I mean without having the time machine from “Back to the Future” and going back in time and making your parents buy really awesome retro furniture so that you can potentially inherit...
by Mia Botha | Jul 19, 2015 | Design, furniture, interior design
COLOURS and FINISHES Paint colours, especially, for the home still revolve around sophisticated basics. Our attention is settled on gentle colours like muted pastels, soft sage-greens, smoky shades of grey and neutrals. Accessories in metal hues, rich leather and...
